The Goderich Signal-Star, 1953-04-16, Page 2PAOR TWO
THE GODERICN SIGNAL -STAR
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THURSDAY, APRIL 16th, 1953
EDITORIAL NOTES
Winter is lingering in the lap
of spring and baseball is treading
on the heels of hockey. ,
' *
Western farmers are dissatisfied
with the floor price for wheat and I
some of them have hit the ceiling
in denunciation.
* *.,
This is the month in which those
who are fortunate enough to have
taxable incomes must tote up their
receipts and report to Ottawa, with
the appropriate cheque. Don't
leave the job to the 30th.
* *
Five rubber companies have
pleaded guilty to the charge of
operating a combine in restraint
of trade. Would it be proper. to
suggest that they are in danger
of getting quite a stretch?
The maple sap run is said to
be poor this year. No wonder,
when the difference between
winter and spring has been so
slight that the trees did not get
the impulse that in a good season
comes with warm, sunny days after
winter's severity.
,*
No more are teacher$ in training
to attend "Normal School." The
name familiar to generations is
being discarded and -hereafter
these institutions will be known
as Teachers' Colleges, a more de-
scriptive title that will probably be
abbreviated to "T.C." as a col-
loquial tag.
$ *
Toronto the Great has growing
pains and, according to The Star,
an epidemic of ringworm serious
enough to receive editorial com-
ment in that paper. Goderich can-
not report anything out of the
way but a great number of '"Qu"
cases for which- we, can blame
only the weather.
* *
ever his motive, the Senator from
Wisconsin is giving the world, in-
cluding Soviet Russia, a- picture
of U.S. affairs which is grossly
distorted and can do nothing but
harm to the cause which he pre-
tends to serve.
Now that the. big leagues are
playing the. first games in the
1953. baseball schedules and are
receiving editorial attention' in the
U.S. press, a reference here may
not be- out of order. Those who
follow the doings of the stars of
the diamond will have to get used
to, a new name in the National
League record, that of Milwaukee
Boston, with insufficient support
for two teams, has lost the Braves
to the Wisconsin city, making the
first change in the' League roster
in many years. Milwaukee is
feverishly excited over its acggisi-
tion and the Braves team on its
arrival in the city had a reception
that could hardly have been ex-
ceeded had they been a group of
war heroes returning from a vic-
torious campaign. The team was
hauled in parade through streets
lined with "wildly enthusiastic''
crowds, accompanied' by .brass
bands, pretty models in Indian
costume and mounted, ,horsemen.
A red carpet stretched from the
'railway tracks to the street and
in , a downtown hotel, at the end
of the parade was a huge -Christ-
mas tree with handsome gifts front
businessmen piled around it. In
short, Milwaukee is baseball crazy.
How will it be at the end of the
season?
With Mau Mau terrorists scourg-
ing one section of Africa, and in
another an electoral victory ap-
parently- in sight for a party com-
mitted to racial oppression, it is
still the Dark Continent. Was
there ever in history more. unrest,
disturbance and violence, short of
actual war, than there is at the
present time? With all its political
strife, . North America stands out
as the most tranquil area , on
earth.
•
Ottawa correspondents of the
daily papers are engagedin a
guessing competition as to the
date of the Federal election and'
Student Can Win
$400 By Writing
Letter In Contest
manage to spread their specula-
tions over much valuable space
without getting anywhei cWith
out any advice from the capital
(where probably the exact date
has not been decided) we can state
definitely that the vote will be
taken in August, September,4
October or
High school students throughout
Ontario are eligible to win $2,000
in ,a letter writing contest just
announced by the Honorable Louis
P.: Cecile, Minister of Travel and
Publicity for the- Province.
Mr. Cecile stated that the con-
test is sponsored by his Depart.
nient to encourage Ontario stud -
cats to write letters inviting ,
friends and relatives who live be-
yond Ontario, either in Canada or
the United States, to comm to On -1
tario this year. Contest rules are
now being advertised - throughout
the Province.
First prize is $400—second ' $250
—and $100 as third, followed by 50 r
prizes of $25 each. All students!
enrolled in Grades IX to XIII -or
their equivalent are eligible. Let- t ,
ters are not to exceed 200 words I
and may be written in English or ,
French. Students must have their
teacher certify that the letter sub- !
mitted is their original work. There
is no limit as to individual entries.
T._ Ms.Cecile,-points:I-out,._howeversa,
that each entry to qualify must be
accompanied by the 'name and ad- i
dress cit a non-resident of Ontario
to whore a free map and literature
will be sent by the Department.
The contest closes on May 15th'
next. Contestants are invited to
ask the Department of Travel and
Publicity to : end -them literature
if they feel it would assist them
ih preparing their letters. Mr.
Cecile said that originality of
thought and' expression would be
one of the principal points upon
'which the letters would be judged.
Because Goderich is on the Blue
Water Highway and in a tourist
area, Collegiate students here
s4euld-- be particularly interested
111is contest.
Address of the Department is
Rooni BB 1, 67 College street, Tor-
onto. Ontario.
Down Memory's
Lane
SO Years Ago
13y actual count, 107 people,
young and old, were fishing along
the harbor docks and the two piers
on Wednesday 'last.
If those people who don't like
the gravel walk in the Harbor Park
would keep well away, and not,
make a cow track on each side
of the walk, the park would be
beautifully green by, Victoria Day.
Notes from Dungannon: Our
merchants kept Good Friday as a
holiday, Many visited friends;
others enjoy,pd a game of marbles
in the morning, then took in the
shoot on Disher's flats in the after-
noon.' The many beautiful hats
seen last Sunday were a credit to
our milliner who trimmed them.
The cow evil is beginning to be
felt again in our 'burg, as large
numbers of,bovin'es are being pas-
tured on the streets.
25 Years Ago
The old superstition that ill luck
attends a voyage begun on Friday,
and also the supposed ill -luck con-
nected with the number 13 was
totally disregarded by the Great
Lakes Navigation Co.
The new electric pump was in-
stalled in the town pumping house
and the old pump and electric
motor ,were removed.
Mr. Robert MacKay was appoint.
ed lighthouse keeper in Goderich
succeeding the late Mr. Wm. Robin-
son.
The . Western Canada Flour
Mills salt plant was running the
full 24 hours a day to keep up with
the increased orders. This neces-
sitated the employment of a second
shift.
15 Years Ago
At a meeting at Clinton prepare
tions were made for a district
scout rally to be held in Goderich
on May 24. Mr. J. J. Little headed
the delegation from Goderich. It
was expected about 230 Scouts
from Huron district would attend.
A meeting was held at the Town
Hall when it was decided to organ-
ize a softball league. The popular-
ity of the game was increasing by
leaps and bounds and so well ats
tended `were the games that the
league found itself in a position
to erect bleacher stands with the
aid of the ToWn Council. _
Showing of Slides
Features Meeting
The regular meeting of St.
George's WA ,was held Tuesday
afternoon of last week in the Guild
Room, with the president, Mrs.
Kenneth Taylor, presiding. Owing
to the fact there was to be the
showing of slides of the mission-
ary work of the Anglican Church
and visitors were expected from
nearby parishes, a short business
meeting was called. -
The president opened the meet-
ing with a short prayer, the roll
also being called. An invitation'
was received to attend St. Paul's
Church, Clinton, an May 19. Pre-
parations were made for the Dean-
ery Laymen's Banquet to be held
April 29, in the Parish Hall. Mrs.
Lauder is to be our delegate for
the Diocesan annual to be -field in
London. Other ladies who will be
attending are Mrs. A= C. Calder,
Diocesan president, Mrs. Kenneth
Taylor, Mrs. D. Wilson, girls' suetl
visor, Mrs, Sale, and Mrs. Carrol,
leaders of the Junior WA and Mrs.
Fred Hunt.
Visitors for the rest of the after-
noon cadre present from Bayfield
and Auburn. All adjourned to the
Parish Hall, where the meeting
was continued. Prayers were taken
by Mrs. A. C. Calderr and the'Scirip-
ture reading by Mrs. C. McNeil,
after which the slides showing the
missionary work of the church
were shown by the Rector, Dr.
Taylor, the ..commentary being
given by Mrs. Pritchard. The
meeting closed with prayer, after
which a sociable time was spent,
afternoon tea being served by Mrs.
Riley, Mrs. Hanley, Mrs. F. Hunt
and Mrs. Blay.
NEW CITIZENS
Four persons took the oath of
allegiance administered by Judge
T. M. Costello at the Court' House
last Thursday. Those receiving
certificates of citizenship were
Alam Blak (Black), Centralia; Miss
Hazel Frances Stamper, R.R. 2,
Auburn; Alexander Gartenburg,
R.R. 1, Kirkton, and Pawel Kelmke,
R.R. 1, Centralia.
November.
* "lb
The departure of Rev. Dr. W. A.
Beecroft to take charge of a con-
gregat' st. at Ottawa makes ' a
change that is regretted by many
outside the United Church at
Wingham where he ministered for
thirteen -years. He had a farm!,
vision of his responsibilities and
gave leadership in various activs
ities that concerned the people of
. the whole county and in organiz-
ations such as the bed Cross, the
Christmas seal committee, and
others, that were not connected
with his church. At the capital
he will no doubt fins; opportunity
for similar or greater 'activity.
* *
Three months after the change
of government at Washington the
situation is neatly described by a
cartoon in The Boston :Monitor.
with the G.O.P. elephant trudging
wearily over a golf course and ex-
clainl`ing, "The__course is _a little
rougher than 1 expected." To the
observer on this side of the line
the actions of Senator McCarthy
seem peculiar. Not content with
his pre-election smearing of any
number of Democrats with his,
charges of Red coloring, he is no'v
applying the same tactics against
men of lis own party. The ,ex-
planhtitanm may be, as suggested by
an observer, that he is working fee
domination as the Republican can-
didate for • President in 11156. if
he could get all other possible
nominees sufficiently daubed with
the Red brush, 'he would be the
only simon-pure patriot in sight
(Gen, Eisenhower is said net to be
looking for'Ta- ltecond term). What -
THEA VOICE OF
ANCE
TEMPER -
It is in the nature of things
that most laws are enacted for
restrictive purposes. If there
is wrong in the eyes of the
ethfbs of our civilization, there
will be a law attempting to
cope with it. And if there is
a law there is restriction. One
has only to consider for a mo-
ment the restrictiveness of
our laws concerning hunting or
fishing or speeding, to appre-
elate this fact. Law protects
society by restricting exces-
siveness. If the actions of a
segment of society is basically
wrong, can there be any ques-
tion the law dealing with it,
the better it will be for the
good 'of ail? Not all countries
or provinces or communities
have the same laws. Which
laws are the beset? When
wrong is evident, the lain that
is the more restrictive will be
the better law.
Thla advt. ft/moored hr Heron
County Tempernnee Federation
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO WIN
lnimmw
WRITE A LETTER INVITING
A FRIEND TO COME TO ONTARIO!
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Think of it 53 prizes ... 53'chances for you to win! Arid, you'll ._-_
find it easy to write a short letter (not more than 200 words) to
invite a friend to.visit Ontario this year.
As you know, Ontario is Canada's All Year Vacation Province.
It abounds with interest, enjoyment and relaxation for vaca-
tionists from other parts of Canada and the United States.
just prepare a friendly, persuasive letter saying why you think a
visitor will enjoy an Ontario vacation. It's as easy as that!
You know what Ontario has to offer, put it in your letter. You
can mention Ontario's 52 Vacation Areas, its.busy cities, its
shaded streets in countryside towns and villages ... its resort
areas, its sports, the C.N.E., and many, many other attractions -
IF YOU NEED HELP --If you want information about
Ontario, write to Ontario Travel, 67 College Street,
Toronto. Illustrated literature will be mailed promptly.
You don't have to actually mail your letter to a non-resident of
Ontario. You send it to Ontario Travel for judging ... fill in
coupon below. '
ALL ENTRIES MUST GIVE THE NAME OF NON-RESIDENT TO
WHOM ONTARIO TRAVEL CAN SEND FREE MAP AND
ILLUSTRATED LITERATURE ABOUT ONTARIO. THIS WILL BE
SENT WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF THE CONTESTANT.
ENTER NOW ... YOU MAY SUBMIT AS MANY LETTERS AS YOU WISH
CONTEST CLOSES MIDNIGHT MAY 15, 1953 ' -
CONTEST RULES
1. All Ontario students enrolled in
Grade IX, X,'XI, XII or XIII or their
equivalent are eligible to enter this
"Invite Them to ONTARIO" Contest.
2. letters must not exceed 200 words_
of body matter and may be written in
either English or French. letters will
be indeed for originality of thought.
3. (a) All letters must be accompanied
by the name and address of a non-
resident of Ontario to whom the
Ontario Depairtment of Travel and,
Publicity may send a map of Ontario
and illustrated literature with the com-
pliments of the entrant.
(h) All entries -must hecertified by the
student's form teacher as being the
original work of the entrant.
4. Contestants may submit more than
one entryprovided requirements of
paragraph 3 are complied with.
I. Cotftest closes at- midnight May
15 1953 and entries postmarked later
will not qualify. Winners will be
notified by registered mail.
6. All letters. submitted become the
property of the Ontario Department
of Travel and Publicity and may be
published in advertising or literature
of The Department.
7. The decision of the Board of
Judges will be final.
E . A Student whose either parent is
employed by the Government of the
Province of Ontario br by any Pro-
vincial Board or Commission or by
any of the Government's advertising.
• encies is dot eligible for this
Contest.
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ONTARIO TRAVEL CONTEST, 67 Coiled* Street, Toronto, Ontario
Please enter the attached letter In the "INVITE THEM TO ONTARIO" Contest Teti may send a map
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Obituary
FRANKLIN BISHOP
Services for Franklin Bishop, 87,
formerly of' Goderich, who died in
Stretford General Hospital, were
conducted Monday at 2 p.m., by
the Rev. Dr. U. Lalte, in the Green-
wood-Gilbart funeral home, and In-
terment made in Avondale ceme-
tery, Stratford.
Mr. Bishop and his wife, the
former Mary Habel, resided in
Goderich 50 years prior to going
to Stratford four years ago -to
make their home with a nephew
and niece, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wilts
Mr. Bishop, while in 'Goderich,
was an employee of Canadian Na-
tional Railways. He was a mem-
ber of North Street United Church
while in Goderich, and of Central
United Church in Stratford.
Surviving besides his wife are
three sisters, Mrs. Henrietta Syer,
Mrs. Gussie Shunk and Mrs. Eva
Long, all of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
CHARLES E. BISSETT
Charles E. Bissett, 69, who died
suddenly last Thursday itt the
Alexandra Hospital, was born in
Colborne Township but had lived
in Goderich most of his life.
He was a member of the COI,
lodge, and one of the oldest mem-
bers of the fire brigade.
Surviving besides his wife, form-
e ly Elizabeth Newcombe, are
three sons, Edward, Donald and
Frank, Goderich; two daughters,
Mrs. J, A. Murray, Seaforth; Mrs.
John Yeo, Goderich Township; two
brothers, Con, Goderich; Roy, St.
Thomas, and two sisters, Maude,
Reg.N., and, Mrs. William Moore,
Goderich.
Funeral service was held Satur-
day afternoon at the Lodge funeral
home, conducted by the Rev. D. J.
Lane, of Clinton. Pallbearers
were George Beacom, George
Mumby, John Hoggarth, Archie
Johnston, Chris Brownlee and Har-
vey Webster, all members of the
fire brigade. Other members of
the brigade were honorary pall-
bearers. Interment was made in
Maitland cemetery.
Oidvou knowthat,.,
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HERBERT STODDART
Native of Goderich, and member
of a former well-known local fam-
ily, Herbert Stoddart died on April
8 at Morden. Man., at the age of
75 years. When a young man 'he
went to Manitoba and, settled at
Morden, where ne operated a har-
ness shop and fnen's clothing
store. At tate time of his death
he was representative for the Sun
Life Assurance Company, of Can-
ada. His wife died in 1947 and
s"tlrviving are a son, 'Allan; a bro-
ther, George, of Toronto and three
sisters, Mrs. W. J. Baker, Goderich;
Mrs. D. Witmer, Detroit, and Mrs.
Harry Tingey, Sarasota, Florida.
The funeral took place at Morden
on Saturday, after a service in
St. Paul's United Church. George
Stoddart went by plane from Tor,
onto ` to attend his brother's fun-
eral.
WILLIAM E. MORRIS
William E. Morris passed away
suddenly in the General Hospital,
Toronto, Friday, April 3. He was
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THURSDAY. APRIL 5O*h, 1953
born in Colborne Township„ Die -
lop Hill, the youngest son of the
late' William and Mary Morris,
being predeceased by one brother
Alonzo of Thorold and one sister,
Mrs. G. Symonds, Saltford. He is
survived by one brother, John, Of
Sarnia, and seven sisters, Mrs. A.
Gorl, Mrs. W. Weekes, Mrs. W.
Lawrence, Mrs. A. Wiles, Mrs. W.
Boyce, Toronto; Mrs. A. Holmes,
of Sault Ste. Marie; 'Mrs. Reg.
Fraser. Mr, Morris was a steam
shovel ` operator by trade, having
worked in Toronto, Joliet, Illinois,
and St. Catharines,. being lately
employed by the Exalon Company,
Thorold.
Service was conducted at the
Lodge . funeral home, Monday.
April 6, by the Rev. K. E. Taylor,
O.B.E., M.A., D.D., of St. Ge9rge's
Anglican Church, assisted by the
Rev. R. M. Weekes, of Thorndale,
nephew of the deceased. Inter-
ment was in `Colborne cemetery.
The pallbearers were Tom Morris,
Will Morris, Walter Boyce, Grant
Boyce, Harry Symonds, Guy Griffin,
all nephews. -
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